Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild
2025-10-03 – 2025-10-04 · Branson, MO · State championship
Reps: EUGENE WICKHAM, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: BREWS BEFORE Q's (711.9888) · 11 teams
Entries
11
4 categories
Top score
711.9888
Winning margin
5.7488
GC over RC
Field average
692.76
median 694.22
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.0288
what a walk cost here
Field spread
51.0176
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 2%
beats 98% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1590
avg power rating going in · stronger than 86% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
BREWS BEFORE Q'S took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🃏 An upset on the books
BREWS BEFORE Q'S came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 8-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 ← this one | Branson, MO | 11 | 711.9888 | BREWS BEFORE Q's |
| 2026-10-23 | Branson, MO | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 4 | BrewsCue | |
| 5 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 6 | Ambition Que | |
| 7 | BJ's BBQ | |
| 8 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 9 | Motor Boatin BBQ | |
| 10 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 11 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ | |
| 2 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 3 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 6 | Ambition Que | |
| 7 | BrewsCue | |
| 8 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 9 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 10 | BJ's BBQ | |
| 11 | Motor Boatin BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
11 entries · top 711.9888 · median 694.2172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 2 | BrewsCue | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 5 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 6 | Ambition Que | |
| 7 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 8 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 9 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ | |
| 10 | BJ's BBQ | |
| 11 | Motor Boatin BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
11 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 2 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 3 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 6 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ | |
| 7 | Ambition Que | |
| 8 | BrewsCue | |
| 9 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 10 | BJ's BBQ | |
| 11 | Motor Boatin BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 178.8572 · median 174.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrewsCue | |
| 2 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 3 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 4 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 5 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | Motor Boatin BBQ | |
| 8 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 9 | Ambition Que | |
| 10 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ | |
| 11 | BJ's BBQ |